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20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took her[a] tambourine in her hand, and all of the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances. 21 And Miriam answered,[b] “Sing to Yahweh because he is highly exalted; the horse and its rider he hurled into the sea.”

Yahweh Provides Water at Marah

22 And Moses caused Israel to set out from the Red Sea,[c] and they went out into the desert of Shur, and they traveled three days in the desert, and they did not find water.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 15:20 Literally “the tambourine”
  2. Exodus 15:21 Literally “answered to them”
  3. Exodus 15:22 Literally “sea of reed”

20 Then Miriam(A) the prophet,(B) Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels(C) and dancing.(D) 21 Miriam sang(E) to them:

“Sing to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver(F)
    he has hurled into the sea.”(G)

The Waters of Marah and Elim

22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert(H) of Shur.(I) For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.(J)

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